
• 10:40 - 14:48
44: Big Bank Barry
Junior Freedom Riders, Indoctrination, and Personal Political Awakening
A personal anecdote describes an experience as a "Junior Freedom Rider" in Durham, North Carolina, during the seventh grade. The program is characterized as an attempt at political indoctrination that pushed liberal agendas, such as sexual education, under the guise of civil rights. This experience, contrasted with a father’s gift of the Autobiography of Malcolm X, led to a lifelong skepticism of mainstream political narratives.
